preposition see: fare Date: before 12th century 1. a. — used as a function word to indicate a starting point of a physical movement or a starting point in measuring or reckoning or in a statement of limits b. — used as a function word to indicate the starting or focal point of an activity 2. — used as a function word to indicate physical separation or an act or condition of removal, abstention, exclusion, release, subtraction, or differentiation
3. — used as a function word to indicate the source, cause, agent, or basis